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Re:Arrest of suspected developer of Tornado Cash by KyleJune on Friday August 12, 2022 @03:57PM (#32443180)
I agree, it's like saying the developer of ransomware shouldn't get in trouble for making it if they just made it public instead of using it themselves. The fact that ransomware could be used for legal purposes(pen testing maybe?) isn't really a defense when you make it easily accessible to criminals by making it public.
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Re:Arrest of suspected developer of Tornado Cash by pitaj on Friday August 12, 2022 @04:07PM (#32443293)
> it's like saying the developer of ransomware shouldn't get in trouble for making it if they just made it public instead of using it themselves

They really shouldn't.

Neither should any other security researcher who publishes exploits.

Neither should any other developer of cryptographic technology.

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Re:Arrest of suspected developer of Tornado Cash by colinmhayes on Friday August 12, 2022 @05:39PM (#32444240)
Big difference between writing a report on a vulnerability and writing malware that exploits it.
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Re:Arrest of suspected developer of Tornado Cash by pksebben on Friday August 12, 2022 @07:14PM (#32445069)
is there? what's the difference?
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Re:Arrest of suspected developer of Tornado Cash by KyleJune on Friday August 12, 2022 @04:38PM (#32443595)
I think there is a difference between identifying an exploit exists and making a tool that makes it easy for anyone to exploit. I think if you are releasing a tool to act on security vulnerabilities it should be done so very carefully so that it can't be easily used to commit crime.
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Re:Arrest of suspected developer of Tornado Cash by conductr on Friday August 12, 2022 @05:57PM (#32444411)
By that reasoning, gun manufacturers are mass murderers?

What about automobile manufacturers? They kill almost as many people as guns (in the US, quick google search)

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Re:Arrest of suspected developer of Tornado Cash by colechristensen on Friday August 12, 2022 @06:13PM (#32444590)
Guns and cars have legitimate uses.

Money laundering, especially running a money laundering business which does not follow certain rules, is illegal regardless if some of the usage is legitimate.

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Re:Arrest of suspected developer of Tornado Cash by pksebben on Friday August 12, 2022 @07:16PM (#32445094)
frankly, I'd prefer more money laundering and less guns in the world if I had to pick one. fewer dead kids that way.
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